Senator Charles Schumer to DOJ: ‘Drop the Apple eBooks Suit’

Arguing that Apple offers an alternative to Amazon’s growing monopoly in the eBook business, New York Senator Charles E. Schumer wrote an opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal urging the Department of Justice to drop its eBook lawsuit against Apple. In the piece, Schumer pointed out that “the average price for e-books fell to $7 from $9, according to a filing in the case.” The Justice...